Kampala - Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi started his speech in the Nile Basin Summit, held in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Thursday, by thanking Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni for his efforts to hold the first ever summit comprising all Nile Basin countries' leaders. The summit comes in parallel with the 50th anniversary of the first cooperation between Nile Basin countries. "The summit is a historical event and a clear message to our people and anyone following the summit sessions that the Nile river combines us and does not separate us," Sisi added. The Egyptian president stressed that common interests of Nile Basin countries are achieved by benefiting from their natural and human resources to build and develop their societies, and that they need to cooperate and repulse conflicts now more than ever to face challenges such as water scarcity and climate change. Sisi said that Egypt realizes the developmental needs of Nile Basin people and would assist them to fulfill those needs as it assisted them in their anti-colonization struggle in the past as well as supporting peace and stability in their countries.
